Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Respire"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Respire \Re*spire"\, v. t.
1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to
breathe.
A native of the land where I respire The clear air
for a while. --Byron.
2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Respire \Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Respired}
(-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vvb. n. {Respiring}.] [L. respirare,
respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F.
respirer. See {Spirit}.]
1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.
--Spenser.
Here leave me to respire. --Milton.
From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron.
2. (Physiol.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and
exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of
maintaining the vitality of the blood.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
respire
v : draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe
better when the air is clean" [syn: {breathe}, {take a
breath}]
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